Lesson Description:
Students will be able to…

• Identify natural phenomena that demonstrate repeating patterns (seasons, day and night).
• Identify and explain why the sun’s position changes (in relation to a fixed object) throughout the day.
• Recognize that tools (rulers,…) have specific functions (to assist in measuring, …) to makes tasks easier.
• Demonstrate how shadows change using grade appropriate tools (shadow stick, sundial,…)

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Lesson Type:

• Other

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Sustainability Topic:

• Energy

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GEF Program Category:

• Green Energy Challenge

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Standards Addressed:
Science Standard 3: Understand the composition and structure of the universe and earth’s place in it.

• Benchmark # 1: Know the basic patterns on the sun (e.g., the sun’s position in the sky changes throughout the day and the seasons).

Science Standard 9: Understand the sources and properties of energy.

• Benchmark # 1: know that the sun supplies heat and light to the Earth.
• Benchmark # 5: know that light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object.

Science Standard 12: Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.

• Benchmark # 1: know learning can come from careful observation and simple experiments.
• Benchmark # 2: know that tools (e.g., rulers) can be used to gather information and extend the senses.

Mathematics Standard 4: Understand and apply the basic and advanced properties of the concepts of measurement.

• Benchmark # 1: Understand the basic measure of length.
• Benchmark #2: Understand the concept of time and how it is measured
• Benchmark # 3: Know the process for measuring length and for telling time using basic standard and non-standard units.

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Lesson Documents:
SolarLesson_WhattimeisIt.pdf

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Lesson Documents:
SolarLesson3_5.pdf

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Lesson Documents:
SolarLessonPreK2.pdf

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